WorksheetsFinal Assessment Quizziz Part II
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Border States were
a)
Slave states that seceded to the Confederacy
b)
Slave states that remained in the Union
c)
Free states that remained in the Union
d)
Slave states that didn't join either side
2.
What border state did Lincoln consider the most important to keep in the Union?
a)
Delaware
b)
Kentucky
c)
Maryland
d)
Missouri
3.
What was another name for the South during the Civil War?
a)
America
b)
the Confederacy
c)
the Union
d)
the USA
4.
The main goal of the South was ____.
a)
to expand the Confederacy's territory
b)
to be recognized as an independent nation
c)
to make slavery legal throughout the United States
5.
What was one of the main advantages of the South?
a)
a. a larger population
b)
b. excellent military leaders
c)
c. belief in states' rights
d)
d. strong industries
6.
Another name for the North during the Civil War was..
a)
The CSA
b)
The Confederacy
c)
The rebels
d)
The Union
7.
The main goal of the North was ____.
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to defend its territory against the Confederacy
c)
to restore the Union
d)
all of the above
8.
The Union strategy to win the war was to...
a)
Do nothing and let the Confederacy come to them
b)
Put up a naval blockade around the South, so they couldn't export their cotton.
c)
Attack their capital city, Richmond
d)
Ask Mexico to help attack the South
9.
Which was not an advantage of the North?
a)
For the most part fought on their own turf
b)
More men
c)
More money
d)
More supplies
10.
General Scott's war strategy was called ____
a)
divide and conquer
b)
a naval blockade
c)
the Mississippi Plan
d)
the Anaconda Plan
11.
The South thought Britain and France would support them because ____.
a)
these countries supported slavery
b)
they depended on Southern exports
c)
Both A and B
d)
None of the above
12.
From where did most Confederate and Union soldiers come?
a)
a. cities
b)
b. farms
c)
c. Far West
d)
d. coastal areas
13.
Many Union and Confederate soldiers deserted because ____.
a)
they decided to join the other side
b)
they were hungry, afraid, and sick
c)
they wanted to avoid being called cowards
d)
they doubted their side's ability to win the war
14.
Which was not an advantage of the South?
a)
More men, money, supplies, and railroad miles
b)
Fought on their own turf
c)
Excellent generals
d)
Fighting units were homogeneous (the same)
15.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John Bell
d)
Preston Brooks
16.
The first state to secede was
a)
South Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Alabama
d)
Mississippi
17.
What was the immediate cause of the Civil War?
a)
attack of Ft. Sumter
b)
Lincoln's election
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
the raid at Harper's Ferry
18.
What event led to secession?
a)
Lincoln's election as president
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
the attack of Ft. Sumter
d)
the raid at Harper's Ferry
19.
What does secede mean?
a)
to withdrawl or break away
b)
to formally approve
c)
to take over an area of land
d)
to give up an area of land
20.
Which of the following contributed to Abraham Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?
a)
Lincoln was pro-slavery so he got many Southern votes
b)
Lincoln stated that he would allow slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in new territories
c)
The Democratic vote was split between two candidates
d)
Lincoln chose a leading Southerner to be his Vice-President
21.
How did Southern states justify secession?
a)
argued that they were denied states' rights
b)
argued the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional
c)
The Southern states wanted to show they would keep their slaves no matter what
d)
The Southern states declared the North cheated in the election and Lincoln won by cheating
22.
What did the Southern states that seceded name their new country?
a)
The United States of America II
b)
The Confederate States of America
c)
The Southern States of America
d)
The Slave States United
23.
In what area did the North have the greatest advantage over the South?
a)
Population
b)
Railroads
c)
Exports
d)
Manufactured Goods
24.
Slavery was banned in the Border States.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
An efficient railway network was one of the South's strengths.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
This issue created a break in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Freedom
c)
Dred Scott decision
d)
Voting Rights
27.
General of the Army of Northern Virginia.
a)
PGT Beauregard
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
28.
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?
a)
Antietam Creek
b)
Bull Run
c)
Richmond
d)
Shiloh
29.
After the 1st battle of Bull Run, which general was named head of the Union armies?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
George McClellan
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
David Farragut
30.
The Union's goal in the West was to gain control of the Mississippi because ____.
a)
it could cut off supply lines to the Confederacy from the West
b)
it wanted to steal supplies from the Confederacy
c)
it would be able to move into the heart of the South
d)
Both A and C
31.
The first battle ever fought between to iron ships was between what two ships?
a)
The Freedom and the Homestead
b)
The Maryland and the Virginia
c)
The Virginia and the Monitor
d)
The Monitor and the Orion
32.
At the battle of Shiloh, ____.
a)
the Confederacy turned the Union back quickly
b)
the Union won a narrow victory
c)
there was no clear winner
d)
Grant demanded unconditional surrender
33.
A key victory for the North was when Union naval forces under David Farragut captured the city __________on April 25, 1862.
a)
Richmond
b)
New Orleans
c)
Shilo
d)
Atlanta
34.
In the East, Confederate forces often defeated Union forces that were much larger than their own.
a)
T
b)
F
35.
Lee's strategy at the Battle of Antietam did not work because ____.
a)
Lee chose to attack to Virginia
b)
Lee chose to retreat to Virginia
c)
the Union had superior leadership
d)
Union troops outnumbered Confederate troops at the battle
36.
Together the Union and Confederate armies suffered more than 23,000 casualties in which battle?
a)
Bull Run
b)
New Orleans
c)
Richmond
d)
Shiloh
37.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation state?
a)
All slaves in states fighting the Union were to be freed.
b)
All slaves were to be freed.
c)
Slaves in Union states were to be freed.
d)
Blacks were equal to whites in all phases of life.
38.
Abolitionists urged President Lincoln to make slavery a central issue in the war because ____.
a)
the Europeans wanted to end slavery
b)
slavery was a moral wrong
c)
the Confederate army enlisted slaves
d)
it would help him get reelected
39.
Many Northerners were upset because the Emancipation Proclamation changed the war from _______________ to freeing slaves, which they weren’t that excited about.
a)
conquering the South
b)
maintaining federal rights
c)
maintaining the Union
d)
maintaing individual freedoms
40.
During the war, many schools and churches were used as ____.
a)
hospitals
b)
military offices
c)
prisons
d)
post offices
41.
During the Civil War, Northern women
a)
did not become involved in the conflict.
b)
tried to get the men they knew to stay home.
c)
entered nursing, a field previously dominated by men.
d)
did work at home but made no contribution to the needs of employers for additional labor.
42.
Which type of law required Confederate men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years?
a)
bounty
b)
corpus
c)
draft
d)
habeas corpus
43.
Who convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War?
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Frances Clayton
c)
President Lincoln
d)
Rose O’Neal Greenhow
44.
Which Northern city saw the most violent opposition to laws requiring military service?
a)
Charleston
b)
New York City
c)
Richmond
d)
Washington, D.C.
45.
To raise money for the war, what did the North print?
a)
greenbacks
b)
handbills
c)
paper checks
d)
promissory notes
46.
To quiet opposition to the war, President Lincoln ____.
a)
promised to end it quickly
b)
tried to negotiate with Confederate President Davis
c)
selected a new general to lead the armies
d)
suspended habeas corpus
47.
Why did small southern farmers resent the Confederacy’s draft law?
a)
Men who owned more than 20 slaves were exempt.
b)
A rich man could avoid military service by paying a $300 fee.
c)
Slaves were not subject to the draft.
d)
The draft was extended to include those between the ages of 17 and 50.
48.
The "copperheads" were
a)
Northern Democrats who opposed the Union War effort
b)
Republicans who opposed the Lincoln administration
c)
Democrats who backed the Union but opposed a was against slavery
d)
radical Republicans who advocated a war to destroy slavery and punish the South
49.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Southern economy during the war?
a)
Farms and railroad lines were destroyed.
b)
Trade and supply lines were blocked.
c)
Inflation was worse in the South.
d)
Southern economy suffered less than Northern economy.
50.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Northern economy during the war?
a)
War was paid for by borrowing money, raising taxes, and printing money.
b)
Northern industry profited from the war.
c)
Farmers sold crops to the army.
d)
Trade and supply lines were blocked.
51.
Lee's troops dug trenches on hills so that they could fire down on the enemy which allowed them to beat the Union army at _________ and made General Burnside resign.
a)
Fredericksburg.
b)
Chancellorsville.
c)
Gettysburg.
d)
Vicksburg.
52.
Who was the confederate general mortally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville?
a)
"Stonewall" Jackson
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
George B. McClellan
d)
George Meade
53.
After relieving General McClellan of his duties, a frustrated President Lincoln watched different generals try and fail to lead the Union to victory. Who were these generals?
a)
Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, and George Meade
b)
George Pickett and Robert Gould Shaw
c)
Irvin McDowell, Ulysses S. Grant, and Andrew Foote
d)
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
54.
What unit served attacked Fort Wagner in South Carolina and suffered nearly 300 casualties?
a)
1st Minnesota
b)
54th Massachusetts
c)
Burnside's Brigade
d)
Pickett's Chargers
55.
Lincoln hesitated to enlist African-Americans because he was afraid
a)
of losing the border states.
b)
they would not be willing to fight.
c)
they would anger the South even more.
d)
there would not be enough to join.
56.
The leadership of which two generals was a key factor in the Confederates’ military success in the East?
a)
Ambrose Burnside and Joseph Hooker
b)
George McClellan and George Meade
c)
Ambrose Burnside and Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
57.
What battle is considered the turning point of the war?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Second Bull Run
58.
General Grant led a 47-day siege against which city?
a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Mobile, Alabama
c)
Port Hudson, Louisiana
d)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
59.
President Lincoln’s address at which battlefield honored soldiers and stated his vision for the country?
a)
Chancellorsville
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
60.
This man was the main general for the Union army after March, 1864
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
George McClellan
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
William T. Sherman
61.
This man was the commander of the Confederate troops.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
62.
Ulysses S. Grant's assault resulted in a nine-month siege on which railroad center?
a)
Petersburg
b)
Richmond
c)
Shiloh
d)
Vicksburg
63.
What helped Lincoln win the 1864 election?
a)
Lee's surrender
b)
promotion of Grant
c)
Sherman's capture of Atlanta
d)
winning at Gettysburg
64.
Many saw Lincoln's reelection as a clear sign from voters to end _.
a)
states
b)
1865
c)
slavery
d)
Grant
65.
What was Sherman's march across Georgia toward the Atlantic called?
a)
Cold War
b)
Long Siege
c)
March to the Atlantic
d)
March to the Sea
66.
Which of the following is the systematic destruction of an entire land?
a)
blockade
b)
slash-and-burn
c)
terminal war
d)
total war
67.
When did the civil war end?
a)
1870
b)
1868
c)
1864
d)
1865
68.
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Gettysburg Cemetery
c)
Richmond
d)
Vicksburg
69.
What was the main purpose of Grant's lenient terms to Lee during the surrender?
a)
to punish the Confederates
b)
to show Lincoln was right all along
c)
to free the slaves to bring equality
d)
to reunite the nation
70.
Why did the South suffer most of the destruction during the Civil War?
a)
because most battles were fought in Georgia
b)
because most of the fighting took place there
c)
because schools and churches were used as hospitals
d)
because of its extensive railroad mileage
71.
The Civil War made it clear that the national government was more powerful than
a)
slavery
b)
Lincoln
c)
states
d)
1865
72.
The term “Reconstruction” was used for the period following the civil war. Reconstruction was the government’s attempt. . .
a)
At rebuilding the former confederate states and admitting them back to the union.
b)
At massive construction projects all over the North.
c)
At rebuilding the trade relations between the U.S. and England.
d)
At determining the proper rules of war.
73.
Which was a reason that Northern leaders disagreed over the South rejoining the Union?
a)
Some leaders wanted the South to pay for damage done during the Civil War.
b)
Some leaders wanted harsher treatment of the South for leaving the Union.
c)
Some leaders wanted to keep slavery legal in the South.
d)
Some leaders felt that allowing Southern states back into the Union would delay westward expansion.
74.
Created by Abraham Lincoln it was the most lenient of the reconstruction plans.
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Wade-Davis Bill
c)
Johnson Plan
d)
Reconstruction Acts
75.
A Reconstruction plan by moderate Republicans is called the
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
10% Plan
c)
Sumner Plan
d)
Reconstruction Act
76.
Required each state to have a majority of males in the state take an oath of loyalty to the Union.
a)
Ten Percent Plan
b)
Wade-Davis Bill
c)
Johnson Plan
d)
Reconstruction Acts
77.
The term “amnesty” means
a)
To formally charge the president with a crime
b)
Laws restricting African American rights
c)
Forgiveness or a government pardon
d)
How the south would be reconstructed
78.
Radical Republicans are best described as
a)
Southerners who agreed with Lincoln's plan
b)
Northerners who wanted to punish the South
c)
anyone who disagreed with Johnson
d)
those who offered forgiveness to Confederates
79.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Booth
b)
Gody
c)
Lee
d)
Grant
80.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot at
a)
Ford’s Theater.
b)
Samuel Mudd’s house.
c)
the White House.
d)
William Peterson’s house.
81.
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
82.
All three reconstruction plans had two stipulations in common. One was all the states had to ratify what amendment?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
13th
d)
16th
83.
The second stipulation that was the same was they all had to _________________.
a)
build public schools
b)
have integrated schools
c)
write a new constitution abolishing slavery.
d)
hold public and free elections.
84.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
To help slaves transition to freedom.
b)
have integrated schools
c)
To provide medical services.
d)
All of the above
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